''Lasiodora'' is a
genus of
tarantulas that was first described by
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850.
They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in
South America, including the countries of
Brazil,
Bolivia
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,
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
,
Argentina and
Uruguay.
Diagnosis
This genus can be distinguished from other
tarantulas by the presence of hairs used for
stridulation on the upper area of the coxae of leg 1 and 2. Males also own a triangular keel below the apex of the
palpal bulb, females also have a
sclerotized (hardened by
sclerotin) area between the two sections of the
spermathecae.
Species
it contains thirty-three species, found in
Uruguay,
Argentina,
Bolivia
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Brazil, and
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
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Lasiodora acanthognatha
''Lasiodora'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in South America, including the countries ...
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Mello-Leitão, 1921 –
Brazil
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Lasiodora benedeni
''Lasiodora'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in South America, including the countries ...
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Bertkau, 1880 – Brazil
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Lasiodora boliviana
''Lasiodora'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in South America, including the countries ...
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( Simon, 1892) –
Bolivia
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Lasiodora brevibulba
''Lasiodora'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in South America, including the countries ...
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(Valerio, 1980) –
Costa Rica
Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...
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Lasiodora carinata
''Lasiodora'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in South America, including the countries ...
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(Valerio, 1980) – Costa Rica
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Lasiodora citharacantha
''Lasiodora'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in South America, including the countries ...
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Mello-Leitão, 1921 – Brazil
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Lasiodora cristata
''Lasiodora'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in South America, including the countries ...
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(Mello-Leitão, 1923) – Brazil
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Lasiodora cryptostigma
''Lasiodora'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in South America, including the countries ...
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Mello-Leitão, 1921 – Brazil
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Lasiodora curtior
''Lasiodora'' is a genus of Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in South America, includin ...
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Chamberlin, 1917 – Brazil
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Lasiodora differens
''Lasiodora'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in South America, including the countries ...
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Chamberlin, 1917 – Brazil
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Lasiodora difficilis
''Lasiodora difficilis'', common name Brazilian red birdeater, is a species of tarantulas belonging to the family Theraphosidae
Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,040 species have ...
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Mello-Leitão, 1921 – Brazil
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Lasiodora dolichosterna
''Lasiodora'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in South America, including the count ...
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Mello-Leitão, 1921 – Brazil
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Lasiodora dulcicola
''Lasiodora'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in South America, including the count ...
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Mello-Leitão, 1921 – Brazil
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Lasiodora erythrocythara
''Lasiodora'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in South America, including the count ...
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Mello-Leitão, 1921 – Brazil
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Lasiodora fallax
''Lasiodora'' is a genus of Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in South America, includin ...
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(Bertkau, 1880) – Brazil
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Lasiodora fracta
''Lasiodora'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in South America, including the count ...
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Mello-Leitão, 1921 – Brazil
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Lasiodora icecu''
(Valerio, 1980) – Costa Rica
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Lasiodora isabellina
''Lasiodora'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in South America, including the count ...
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(Ausserer
Anton Ausserer (5 July 184320 July 1889)Maurer, Ferdinand: ''Nachruf an Dr. Anton Ausserer.'' Programm des kk. acad. Gymnasiums in Grätz. Graz 1890 was an Austrian naturalist specialising in spiders.Bonnet, Pierre: Bibliographia aranearum, Les ...
, 1871) – Brazil
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Lasiodora itabunae
''Lasiodora'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in South America, including the count ...
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Mello-Leitão, 1921 – Brazil
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Lasiodora klugi''
(C. L. Koch, 1841) (
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) – Brazil
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Lasiodora lakoi
''Lasiodora'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in South America, including the count ...
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Mello-Leitão, 1943 – Brazil
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Lasiodora mariannae''
Mello-Leitão, 1921 – Brazil
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Lasiodora moreni
''Lasiodora'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in South America, including the count ...
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(Holmberg, 1876) –
Argentina
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Lasiodora pantherina''
(Keyserling Keyserling is the surname of several members of the noble House of Keyserlingk:
* Alexander Keyserling (1815–1891), Russian geologist, paleontologist, botanist and zoologist
* Eugen von Keyserling (1833–1889), German arachnologist
* Hermann ...
, 1891) – Brazil
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Lasiodora parahybana''
Mello-Leitão, 1917 – Brazil
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Lasiodora pleoplectra
''Lasiodora'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in South America, including the countries ...
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Mello-Leitão, 1921 – Brazil
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Lasiodora puriscal''
(Valerio, 1980) – Costa Rica
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Lasiodora rubitarsa
''Lasiodora'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in South America, including the count ...
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(Valerio, 1980) – Costa Rica
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Lasiodora saeva''
( Walckenaer, 1837) –
Uruguay
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Lasiodora spinipes
''Lasiodora'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in South America, including the count ...
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Ausserer, 1871 – Brazil
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Lasiodora sternalis
''Lasiodora'' is a genus of Theraphosidae, tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in South America, includin ...
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(Mello-Leitão, 1923) – Brazil
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Lasiodora striatipes
''Lasiodora'' is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1850. They are often very large; body lengths of up to , including the legs, are not unusual. They are found in South America, including the count ...
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(Ausserer, 1871) – Brazil
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Lasiodora subcanens
''Lasiodora subcanens'' is a tarantula endemic to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million pe ...
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Mello-Leitão, 1921 – Brazil
Transferred to other genera
See also
*
List of Theraphosidae species
References
Theraphosidae genera
Spiders of Central America
Spiders of South America
Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Koch
Theraphosidae
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